L0002001 Introduction to Applied Biological Sciences

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Applied Biological Science

Lecture Code L0002001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 生物生産学入門

Subject Name
（Katakana）セイブツセイサンガクニュウモン

Subject Name in
English Introduction to Applied Biological Sciences

Instructor NAKAMURA YOSHIAKI,KOIZUMI HARUHIKO,NAKAE SUSUMU,TOYOTA KENJI,NISHIMURA SHINICHI,NAKAYAMA TATSUYA,MATSUZAKI MEI,KAWAI KENTARO,NAGAOKA TOSHINORI,HORIUCHI HIROYUKI,HOSONO KENJI,KAWAKAMI SINITI,ISOBE NAOKI,WADA SHIGEKI,TOMINAGA JUN

Instructor
(Katakana) ナカムラ　ヨシアキ,コイズミ　ハルヒコ,ナカエ　ススム,トヨタ　ケンジ,ニシムラ　シンイチ,ナカヤマ　タツヤ,マツザキ　メイ,カワイ　ケンタロウ,ナガオカ　トシノリ,ホリウチ　ヒロユキ,ホソノ　ケンジ,カワカミ　シンイチ,イソベ　ナオキ,ワダ　シゲキ,トミナガ　ジュン

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Tues1-2,Thur1-2：ABS C201

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 26 : Biological and Life Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Agricultural Sciences

Eligible Students Compulsory subject of Faculty of Applied Biological Science

Keywords SDG_1, SDG_2, SDG_3, SDG_9, SDG_12, SDG_13, SDG_14, SDG_15, biological science, agriculture, food issues, environmental problems

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrative Hydrospheric Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic knowledge and understanding required for studying the expertise

Applied Animal and Plant Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Ability for comprehensive and crossdisciplinary thinking and knowledge / understandings required to see a phenomena from a broad, top-down perspective and to take action for solving problems regarding the specialized area.
・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise

・Knowledge and understanding regarding natural phenomena related to animal and plant production in levels of molecule, cell, and individual organism and production environment that supports the phenomena

・Knowledge and understanding regarding the mechanism of animal and plant production in fields and relation between animals and the human society and natural environment.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability to identify issues that he/she should pursue for a specific phenomenon related to animal and plant production, organize his/her own opinion, logically publish them orally and/or in writing, and discuss the topic

Food Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise

Molecular Agro-Life Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The aim of the class is to study the basic knowledge of agricultural sector and to understand the biological science, food issues, environmental problems.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Domestication and breeding (Nakamura)
· Domestic animals/Domestication/Marker-assisted breeding
Lesson 2: Chicken innate behavior and productivity (Kawakami)
· Chicken/Hypothalamus/Aggressive behavior
Lesson 3: Improving food hygiene standards saves lives in developing countries (Nakayama)
· Food poisoning bacteria/Toxin/Infectious disease
Lesson 4: What is genome editing? (Horiuchi)
· Genome-editing/Double strand break/Repair
Lesson 5: Immunity - Host defense mechanism (Nakae)
· Immunity/Infection/Allergy
Lesson 6: Avian reproduction (Matsuzaki)
· Egg production/Sperm/Sperm storage
Lesson 7: Milk production and immunodefense system (Isobe)
· Mammary gland/Inflammation/Antimicrobial peptides
Lesson 8: Chemical biology of secondary metabolites (Nishimura)
· Microbe/Antibiotics/Symbiotics
Lesson 9: Functions of soil (Nagaoka)
· Plant development/Meristem/Genetics
Lesson 10: Cultivation (Tominaga)
· Plant physiology/Plant ecology/Growth environment
Lesson 11: The history of margarine and alternative foods (Koizumi)
· Food problem/Fats & oils/Plant-based meat/Juiciness
Lesson 12: Establishment of new aquaculture techniques for crustaceans (Toyota)
· Sexual differences/Endocinology/Ecological applications
Lesson 13: Fish ecology under the Antarctic sea ice (Kawai)
· Extreme environment/Adaptive evolution/Ecosystem under sea ice
Lesson 14: rine ecosystems in future predicted from high CO2 environments (Wada)
· Ocean acidification/CO2 seeps/Marine ecosystems
Lesson 15: Trends in supply and demand for food and distribution (Hosono)
· Food self-sufficiency/Food externalization/Food market

Text/Reference
Books,etc. 「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」（三本木至宏監修、共立出版、2021年、2970円）
The text book (written in Japanese) is available for purchase at University COOP shop.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review 「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」 is used as the supplementary textbook at this class.

Requirements

Grading Method Instructors impose a quiz or report at each lesson and evaluate on a 100-point scale.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Applied Biological Science
Lecture Code	L0002001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	生物生産学入門
Subject Name （Katakana）	セイブツセイサンガクニュウモン
Subject Name in English	Introduction to Applied Biological Sciences
Instructor	NAKAMURA YOSHIAKI,KOIZUMI HARUHIKO,NAKAE SUSUMU,TOYOTA KENJI,NISHIMURA SHINICHI,NAKAYAMA TATSUYA,MATSUZAKI MEI,KAWAI KENTARO,NAGAOKA TOSHINORI,HORIUCHI HIROYUKI,HOSONO KENJI,KAWAKAMI SINITI,ISOBE NAOKI,WADA SHIGEKI,TOMINAGA JUN
Instructor (Katakana)	ナカムラ　ヨシアキ,コイズミ　ハルヒコ,ナカエ　ススム,トヨタ　ケンジ,ニシムラ　シンイチ,ナカヤマ　タツヤ,マツザキ　メイ,カワイ　ケンタロウ,ナガオカ　トシノリ,ホリウチ　ヒロユキ,ホソノ　ケンジ,カワカミ　シンイチ,イソベ　ナオキ,ワダ　シゲキ,トミナガ　ジュン
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Tues1-2,Thur1-2：ABS C201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Agricultural Sciences
Eligible Students	Compulsory subject of Faculty of Applied Biological Science
Keywords	SDG_1, SDG_2, SDG_3, SDG_9, SDG_12, SDG_13, SDG_14, SDG_15, biological science, agriculture, food issues, environmental problems
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrative Hydrospheric Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Basic knowledge and understanding required for studying the expertise Applied Animal and Plant Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Ability for comprehensive and crossdisciplinary thinking and knowledge / understandings required to see a phenomena from a broad, top-down perspective and to take action for solving problems regarding the specialized area. ・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise ・Knowledge and understanding regarding natural phenomena related to animal and plant production in levels of molecule, cell, and individual organism and production environment that supports the phenomena ・Knowledge and understanding regarding the mechanism of animal and plant production in fields and relation between animals and the human society and natural environment. （Comprehensive Abilities）・Ability to identify issues that he/she should pursue for a specific phenomenon related to animal and plant production, organize his/her own opinion, logically publish them orally and/or in writing, and discuss the topic Food Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise Molecular Agro-Life Science Program （Knowledge and Understanding）・Basic knowledge and understanding required for acquiring expertise
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The aim of the class is to study the basic knowledge of agricultural sector and to understand the biological science, food issues, environmental problems.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Domestication and breeding (Nakamura) · Domestic animals/Domestication/Marker-assisted breeding Lesson 2: Chicken innate behavior and productivity (Kawakami) · Chicken/Hypothalamus/Aggressive behavior Lesson 3: Improving food hygiene standards saves lives in developing countries (Nakayama) · Food poisoning bacteria/Toxin/Infectious disease Lesson 4: What is genome editing? (Horiuchi) · Genome-editing/Double strand break/Repair Lesson 5: Immunity - Host defense mechanism (Nakae) · Immunity/Infection/Allergy Lesson 6: Avian reproduction (Matsuzaki) · Egg production/Sperm/Sperm storage Lesson 7: Milk production and immunodefense system (Isobe) · Mammary gland/Inflammation/Antimicrobial peptides Lesson 8: Chemical biology of secondary metabolites (Nishimura) · Microbe/Antibiotics/Symbiotics Lesson 9: Functions of soil (Nagaoka) · Plant development/Meristem/Genetics Lesson 10: Cultivation (Tominaga) · Plant physiology/Plant ecology/Growth environment Lesson 11: The history of margarine and alternative foods (Koizumi) · Food problem/Fats & oils/Plant-based meat/Juiciness Lesson 12: Establishment of new aquaculture techniques for crustaceans (Toyota) · Sexual differences/Endocinology/Ecological applications Lesson 13: Fish ecology under the Antarctic sea ice (Kawai) · Extreme environment/Adaptive evolution/Ecosystem under sea ice Lesson 14: rine ecosystems in future predicted from high CO2 environments (Wada) · Ocean acidification/CO2 seeps/Marine ecosystems Lesson 15: Trends in supply and demand for food and distribution (Hosono) · Food self-sufficiency/Food externalization/Food market
Text/Reference Books,etc.	「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」（三本木至宏監修、共立出版、2021年、2970円） The text book (written in Japanese) is available for purchase at University COOP shop.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」 is used as the supplementary textbook at this class.
Requirements
Grading Method	Instructors impose a quiz or report at each lesson and evaluate on a 100-point scale.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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